... walking into the flat on my lunch break today I was met by the sight of my own chaotic 'reading' process. Namely, one open laptop, five books open on various pages, two note books and a diary... This scene just about describes my brain at this current moment as I try frantically to absorb/process/boil down/organise a plethora of ideas and information whilst allowing my own thoughts to germinate in some dark recesses too... But perhaps this accounts for all the hypnagogic/fragmentary/nonsensical dreams I've been having...
Anyway, I'm working in Wooler this week but back in Newcastle tomorrow to a busy schedule ~ meeting a new NPS group on Thursday to talk about current projects and, perhaps, hopefully, future collaborations/conversations with them, on Friday I'm part of Isabella Streffen's curated DATARAMA at The Tyneside Cinema (7.30pm, The Digital Lounge, all welcome!) and on Saturday I'm doing a performative lecture around human's relationship with objects as part of Convention, habit [or] Custom? a project organised and curated by Andrew Wilson and Toby Lloyd (talk at 5pm at The NewBridge Project, again free and all welcome!).
Phew.
I've also been invited to talk at an a-n networking event in Blyth on Thursday the 16th of May...
How did this all happen?!
Anyway, as part of these upcoming talks I've been trying to unpack some of the manifold projects I'm working on currently so that I can talk about them with these different audiences and, according to context and relevancy, invite further participation... below are 4 (of at least 7) of the projects I'm currently involved in... Credit to Dawn Felicia Knox for the 'Description' relating to Returning to the Philosophers' Table which I plundered from the facebook page. Sorry for the plagiarism!
Returning
to the Philosophers' Table
About
An
artist led project developed in collaboration with The Literary &
Philosophical Society of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Returning
to the Philosophers' Table restages
the time of wonder and cross-disciplinary discourse which propagated
the original
founding of The
Lit & Phil in 1793. The project works in partnership with The
Hancock Museum, The Mining Institute and The Discovery Museum to
develop new collaborations, events and exhibitions.
Description
1793.
The Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Birds
shot, plants grown, fossils found, a mummy unearthed and creatures
not yet defined – all were placed on a table to be studied and
discussed. Each around that table had different interests; some
wanted to map the structures of flora and fauna, others worked to
understand the volatility of ‘damps’ and more searched for the
age of the Earth but all were called Natural Philosophers.
This
in the environment that fueled the momentum of the Industrial
Revolution, brought the first light bulb and birthed many of the
institutions which define the North East.
2013.
Dawn Felicia Knox along with ten invited artists recreate this
environment in Returning to the Philosophers’ Table, an integrated
arts project that will initially be presented at the Festival of the
North East in June. It will feature art exhibitions at the Lit &
Phil and the Gallery of Wonder: Great North Museum along with
cross-disciplinary collaborations and events.
www.philosopherstable.org
I like it. What is it? ~ Newcastle inter-studio crits
I like it. What is it? ~ Newcastle inter-studio crits
About
Description
The impetus of the project is in promoting the sharing of ideas, critical and creative dialogue in and around the arts. The group is open to anyone irrespective of background, members do not need to be studio holders or even artists to participate.
Aims of the project include;
- To encourage lively conversation about, around and through art of any medium (visual, media, music, performance etc)
- To support one another in the exchange of ideas, comments and
- criticism.
- To develop connections and a community between
- practitioners in the area.
- To have a bit of fun and a challenge along with tea and biscuits!
basic.fm
About
basic.fm
is an online radio station which stands for Broadcast Art, Sound &
Independent Culture.
Description
Initiated
by the Pixel Palace in 2011 basic.fm is an ongoing, 24hr net radio
broadcast project. The station is programmed by curators based in
Newcastle, Canada, Australia, Portugal, London and Cheltenham but
every month adds new features and content from live broadcasts and
events to talks, music and audio art. Basic.fm is an ongoing
initiative which offers an international platform for new work and
ideas in addition to timetabled & regular shows. www.basic.fm/
[I'll
be your Mirror] (September
2013 onwards)
About
[I'll
be your mirror] is
intended to be a dynamic online platform which supports, generates
and encourages critical dialogue on, about and around arts practice.
Holding a mirror up to contemporary visual and aesthetic culture,
[I'll be your mirror] seeks to establish itself as a looking glass
which reflects current ideas, trends and critical perspectives.
Promoting, nurturing and generating critical conversation around arts
practice in the North East [I'll be your mirror] seeks to establish
itself as a new web-based
“publication” through
which critical discussion can unfold and be disseminated across the
wide terrain of the web.
Description
[I'll
be your mirror] consists of two main strands: an ongoing series of
live events and an online platform. Operating as a host, not only as
a virtual site, but also as a social instigator facilitating critical
conversation, [I'll be your mirror] proposes itself to be a structure
through which to enhance and enable cross-disciplinary dialogue
across the region. Through a planned ongoing events programme – a
curriculum centred around exhibition visits, reading groups, film
nights, seminars, listening events, crits and more besides – [I'll
be your mirror] proposes a framework which will serve as a catalyst
for visual discourse and critical dialogue. The format of the project
is intended to encourage a more lively approach to discourse whilst
offering a valuable resource for interesting ideas, conversations and
new connections to develop.
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